COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2016 SESSION OF 2016 200TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 9 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Father, in the name of Jesus, all the things You have done, The House convened at 11 a.m., e.s.t. You have done right. All the things You are doing for the people who believe, You are doing right. This country is founded by the people who believe You are the God to bring the THE SPEAKER (MIKE TURZAI) united, to bring the blessing for the country. Father, in the name PRESIDING of Jesus, I ask You to be Yahweh's eyes, to believe You continue to bless this country. This is a great country. This is a MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR great State. People, you were led to come here. You were HAROLD E. ROACH selected to come here to do the right thing. Father, bless this, the whole people in this room. In the name The SPEAKER. I would ask all the members to please stand, of Jesus. Amen. and our guests. I am going to be talking a little bit more about him shortly, but as we move into our prayer, some very, very PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE sad news. Our close friend and colleague, Hal Roach, whom many of you would see greeting us here or towards the back of (The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by members and the chamber, who is the head of House Security, passed away visitors.) last evening. It is so sad. He had a heart attack, my understanding is, while shoveling. And just may God bless; just The SPEAKER. The Sergeants at Arms are asked to open the so very, very sad. Just a class individual. doors of the House. All members and guests may be seated. I have asked our Guest Chaplain today to make mention of And for our House Security team, please just stay with us for a him in the prayer too. So we are going to just have a moment of few minutes. Just stay with us for a few minutes, and then once silence right now as a mark of respect for this great friend and more members have arrived, we are going to be talking about coworker, and then I will turn it over to a guest of Hal. Representative Rozzi, Rev. Felipe Santiago Fana, who is with the Salem Pentecostal Church, to give our prayer today, and then we will recite the Pledge of Allegiance. JOURNAL APPROVAL POSTPONED The SPEAKER. Without objection, the approval of the (Whereupon, the members of the House and all visitors stood Journal of Tuesday, February 9, 2016, will be postponed until in a moment of silence in solemn respect to the memory of printed. Harold E. Roach.) The SPEAKER. Reverend. HOUSE RESOLUTION INTRODUCED AND REFERRED PRAYER No. 693 By Representatives ACOSTA, THOMAS, REV. FELIPE SANTIAGO FANA, Guest Chaplain of the SCHLOSSBERG, ROZZI, BULLOCK, SCHWEYER, House of Representatives, offered the following prayer: PASHINSKI, MURT, CALTAGIRONE, O'BRIEN, FARINA, M. DALEY, MAHONEY, YOUNGBLOOD, W. KELLER, Holy Father, in the name of Jesus, we come to You today. STURLA, KORTZ, V. BROWN, COHEN, DAWKINS and Father, please put good intention into all of the blessings that we KINSEY have here in the branch of the government. Bless all the families A Resolution urging the Congress and President of the United represented here. Father, give the power and the smarts to all States to develop a comprehensive plan to address the humanitarian the men and women in this room to make the right decisions for and fiscal crisis facing Puerto Rico. the State of Pennsylvania. Father, in the name of Jesus, I come at this time to present, Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, Father, this man whom You call into Your presence, Sgt. Hal February 10, 2016. Roach. Bless his family; take care of them. 152 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE FEBRUARY 10 HOUSE BILLS AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS. INTRODUCED AND REFERRED HB 1703, PN 2849 (Amended) By Rep. HICKERNELL No. 1847 By Representatives OBERLANDER, WARNER, ADOLPH, BAKER, BOBACK, CAUSER, CORBIN, DUSH, An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles, further EVERETT, GROVE, HARHART, A. HARRIS, HEFFLEY, providing for operation by persons under age sixteen and for mufflers HICKERNELL, KAUFFMAN, MARSICO, MASSER, and noise control. METZGAR, MILLARD, MILNE, MURT, MUSTIO, PETRI, READSHAW, ROSS, ROTHMAN, SAYLOR, SONNEY, TOURISM AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. STAATS, STEPHENS, TOEPEL, TOPPER, WARD, WATSON, WHEELAND, MOUL and HAHN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED An Act making an appropriation from the General Fund to the FROM COMMITTEES Department of Health for the purpose of diabetes programs for the fiscal year July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016. HR 616, PN 2848 (Amended) By Rep. CAUSER A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission, Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS, with assistance from the Independent Fiscal Office, to conduct a study February 10, 2016. on the impact of regulations and policies concerning Pennsylvania's horse racing industry. No. 1848 By Representatives TOOHIL, BAKER, BOBACK, CAUSER, GROVE, HARHART, A. HARRIS, HICKERNELL, AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS. JAMES, KAUFFMAN, MAJOR, MARSICO, MILLARD, MILNE, ORTITAY, REGAN, ROSS, STAATS, STEPHENS, HR 622, PN 2671 By Rep. TAYLOR WARD and WATSON A Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a comprehensive review of the appropriate and An Act making an appropriation from the General Fund to the justifiable level of Motor License Fund support for the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services for the purpose of medical assistance State Police given the constitutional protection of that fund. payments - obstetrics and neonatal services for the fiscal year July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016. TRANSPORTATION. Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS, SR 55, PN 653 By Rep. MAHER February 10, 2016. A Concurrent Resolution establishing a forestry task force to study No. 1850 By Representatives KAUFER, CUTLER, issues concerning the renewal and management of this MASSER, MAJOR, BARRAR, MILLARD, BOBACK, Commonwealth's forests; providing for an advisory committee; and directing the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and WARD, O'NEILL, JAMES, KNOWLES, MURT, CAUSER, Conservation Committee to provide administrative support to the task CORBIN, SCHLEGEL CULVER, HAHN and ADOLPH force. An Act making an appropriation from the General Fund to the ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY. Department of Education for the purpose of mobile science and math education programs for the fiscal year July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016. SENATE MESSAGE Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS, February 10, 2016. AMENDED HOUSE BILL RETURNED FOR CONCURRENCE AND REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES SENATE BILL FOR CONCURRENCE The clerk of the Senate, being introduced, returned HB 1296, The clerk of the Senate, being introduced, presented the PN 2553, with information that the Senate has passed the same following bill for concurrence: with amendment in which the concurrence of the House of Representatives is requested. SB 568, PN 541 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY, February 10, 2016. LEAVES OF ABSENCE The SPEAKER. The majority whip indicates that the BILLS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES, following members would like to be placed on leave for the CONSIDERED FIRST TIME, AND TABLED day: Representative TOOHIL of Luzerne County, and Representative DAY of Lehigh County. Without objection, HB 1589, PN 2811 By Rep. CAUSER those requests will be granted. An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), And the minority whip requests leaves of absence for the known as The Fiscal Code, in additional special funds, further following individuals: Representative SIMS of Philadelphia providing for distributions from the Pennsylvania Racehorse County for the day, Representative COHEN of Philadelphia Development Fund; and providing for allocations from the Pennsylvania Racehorse Development Restricted Receipt Account. County for the day, Representative GAINEY of Allegheny County for the day, Representative KIRKLAND of Delaware 2016 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE 153 County for the day, and Representative THOMAS of Burns Gingrich McClinton Santarsiero Philadelphia County for the day. Without objection, those leave Caltagirone Godshall McGinnis Santora Carroll Goodman McNeill Saylor requests will be granted. Causer Greiner Mentzer Schemel Christiana Grove Metcalfe Schlossberg Members, we do have quite a large group of visitors to Conklin Hahn Metzgar Schreiber introduce today and quite a few resolutions that people wish to Corbin Hanna Miccarelli Schweyer Costa, D. Harhai Millard Simmons speak on today, so I am going to need everybody working Costa, P. Harhart Miller, B. Snyder together here to give proper attention. Cox Harkins Miller, D. Sonney But I would like members, if you could, to take your seats. Cruz Harper Milne Staats Members, please take your seats so that we can start with visitor Culver Harris, A. Moul Stephens Cutler Harris, J. Mullery Sturla recognition and resolutions. Daley, M. Heffley Murt Tallman Daley, P. Helm Mustio Taylor Davidson Hennessey Neilson Tobash REMARKS BY SPEAKER Davis Hickernell Nesbit Toepel Dawkins Hill Neuman Topper The SPEAKER. And as I told the members prior to our Dean Irvin O'Brien Truitt prayer – we had a moment of silence – I want to just reiterate Deasy James O'Neill Vereb DeLissio Jozwiak Oberlander Vitali this point. Hal Roach, our director of House Security, passed Delozier Kampf Ortitay Ward away last night from a heart attack. We did have a moment of DeLuca Kaufer Parker, D. Warner silence for him right prior to our prayer, and the good Reverend Dermody Kauffman Pashinski Watson was able to also put him in our prayers. Diamond Kavulich Payne Wentling DiGirolamo Keller, F. Peifer Wheatley You know his wife, Jen, also works in this institution. She Donatucci Keller, M.K. Petrarca Wheeland works down in Purchasing. So it is very, very sad.